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  • lovemachine

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    Has anyone done any testing to see if pistol and rifle calibers would penetrate thru brick walls?

    My house is brick, and I've often wondered about penetration.

    If not, would anyone be interested in performing a test?

    But NOT at my house!
     

    HmDBrian

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    very good question, I too live in a brick house and have wondered the same thing. If nobody comes with a legit answer by this weekend ill drive to my father-in-laws and put it to test with 9mm, .223, and 7.62x39. I have some extra brick in the garage and plywood, and ill record it too and show some results. Of course unless someone gives a legit answer by than.
     

    Que

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    I saw this done on one of the outdoor channels, but it was to see which rifle caliber would penetrate the fastest. I can't find anything on YouTube. I think you've given Lovemywoods a new review to consider. :D
     

    Sirshredalot

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    Funny thing about this is that, in my "uneducated" opinion, is that brick is less dense than drywall...but harder, making it easier to "shatter" and less easy to "COMPRESS".

    Drywall has some funny characteristics because its soft and dense...also ...it just depends on what kind of "brick" we are talking about.

    The "harder" the brick...the easier it will be to "penetrate"....Like shooting through a foot of Styrofoam Vs. a glass pane. The glass is very hard...but shatters....the foam is very "dense" and will absorb more.

    Id be interested in the results of the testing...maybe testing penetration of brick Vs. Siding, OSB, insulation, and drywall stacks.

    God bless
    -Shred
     

    a.bentonab

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    I know I've seen the youtube clip on here of a show on tv that ranked the "greatest assault rifles of all time." It ranked the AK 47 first and demonstrated it destroyed a concrete cinder block and then the M16 didn't quite penetrate it. I can't seem to find it now though.
     

    mavisky

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    mavisky

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    I said it has trouble not that it wouldn't.

    There's something wrong with your AR15 ammo if it won't punch through two standard pieces of drywall, even with insulation in between them. I can do this with a fricking pellet gun. Watch the video of a 22LR punching through it no issue and you think a .223 is going to struggle? It'd still punch through at 600meters.
     

    gunsrfun

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    Did you notice where the .556 round hit the paper target? It was the only round that deflected off path.
     

    Bill B

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    Well, I know my .40 takes two shots to destroy a cinder block. I know that isn't the same thing as a brick wall, but there you have it.
     

    Hoosier9

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    I said it has trouble not that it wouldn't.

    5.56 ball ammo has no problem penetrating drywall. Not sure where you are getting your bogus information.

    The Box O' Truth #1 - The Original Box O' Truth - Page 1

    XM-193 will tumble when hitting a denser-than-air medium, as it is designed to do for lethality. I can't imagine why you think a 55 grain bullet with over 1000 ft. lbs. of energy at 3000 fps would have "trouble" getting through drywall. As the box o' truth test shows, XM-193 5.56 ammo will get though 12 sheets just fine, even traveling sideways through many of the sheets.
     
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